MapInfo Professional v8 Comparison Chart What does MapInfo Professional v8 bring in comparison to previous versions? MapInfo Pro 7.8 added:

MapInfo Pro 8.0 adds: Platform Support - Windows XP logo (Professional and Home support) - Windows 2000, Windows NT+SP6 and Windows 98SE - Support for Windows 2003 Server with Terminal Services and Citrix - Support for silent and unattended installs Data access - OGC: Table Properties provides more control over WFS tables; Web Services preferences provide access to time out values; Option to display user friendly projection names in WMS dialog; Import GML 2.1 support added; WMS projection defaults to match current mapper; Control WMS image resolution to improve print quality; Index WFS tables to enable queries and searches - Data Import: Import AutoCAD DWG/DXF 2004 format and MicroStation DGN v8 format; Open ESRI Grid data; Open CSV; Open Shape files with M&Z values - Database Support: Oracle 10G & 9iR2, MS SQL Server 2000, MS Access, IBM Informix 9.4 - Spatial Data Support: Oracle 10G Spatial & Locator, MS SQL Server and Informix via SpatialWare - Export Window: Added export options to: GIF, LZW TIFF and TIFF CCITT Group 4 - Save Workspace: Save workspace as MWS now includes label expressions, thematic expressions and query tables Mapping/Data Editing Node limits for objects increased - eg maximum nodes in a polygon increased to 134 million; Oracle object map verification enhanced to detect bowties and figure eights; Ability to convert unsupported geometries for Oracle, Informix and SQL Server during data upload; Improved performance when creating legends for live tables; Support for Oracle Spatial Workspace Manager; Option to save as MapInfo native to allow data editing when opening CSV, XLS and TXT files; Option to set per layer object styles in Layer Control; Support for Orthogonal polygons added; Auto Node options for Stream Digitizing added; Set default find style preferences; Find selection in front window only; New find symbols added in custom symbol library

User Interface Enhancements - File Open dialog enhanced - clicking on a MapInfo 'place' also updates the file format - Layer Control enhanced to show long file names - More room for longer statements in SQL Select dialog box - from 254 Chars to 1024 each - Mouse wheel support for Browser window is now enabled Thematic Map Improvements - Ability to sort legends for Individual Value thematics - Ability to display two different thematic variables for one layer at the same time - Alignment of thematic legends and legend frames added - Choice of thematic legend swatch sizes added Tool Enhancements Sync Window usability enhancements (better icons and ability to remove any and all legends; New tool - removes and counts duplicate rows in a table; Distance Calculator enhanced - find the distance to closest or furthest point, and performance improvements; Workspace resolver utility added - fix workspaces that have incorrect or missing file references Datum Enhancements - Chinese Coordinate Systems - New Zealand Geodetic Datum 2000 GPS Support Geographic Tracker tool upgraded - Garmin USB support added MapBasic Enhancements Registering .CSV files; Custom sort order changes (Set Legend); Converting unsupported geometries into valid geometries for Oracle, IBM Informix, and MS SQL Server; Creating legends on a live table; Draw orthogonal polygon changes; Enable alignment of thematic legends; Enabling transparent patterns on same layer; Export Windows to additional formats; Find Nearest functionality commands added; Increased choice on thematic swatches for Cartographic Legends; MapBasic support for the increase in nodes, polygons, and polylines allowed - updated the variable type that stores the node count

Platform Support Windows XP logo (Professional and Home support) Windows 2000, Windows NT+SP6 and Windows 98SE - tested - works the same as previous logo Certified versions Interoperability: OGC Features: WMS Client, Get Feature info; WFS 1.0 Remote Database Support: X,Y (point Data): MS Access, SQL Server, Oracle, IBM Informix Spatial (Map Objects): Oracle 10G, 9iR2, 8i and locator, IBM Informix 9.4 and MS SQL Server 2000 with MapInfo Spatial Ware; Imagery and Raster: MrSid G3, AirPhoto USA MapXtreme 2004: Save Workspace as MWS (XML) Mapping: Text Objects 2048 characters; split line at a point; snap and thin values saved with TAB; Continuous trace mode during digitizing; easy add custom symbols UI, more custom symbols added, bundled line style editor utility with the CD: New projections added RGF, plus coord-sys for Sweden, Denmark, Australia and Israel. Data Analysis: Dot density thematic using square or circle shapes of any size; query tables in 3D Prism maps; Distance calculator: find the longest and shortest distance (straight line) between records in tow tables; Spider-Graph tool - draw lines from point objects in one table to point objects of another table based on a common field; Sync Map windows to simultaneously zoom and/or pan in two or more map windows Sharing Results: Preference for cartographic scale support: use ratio i.e. 1:50 as well as 1" = 4mi; Specify field type during MS Excel open; MapInfo ProViewer View MapInfo Workspaces free New and Enhanced MapBasic: New: MGRSToPoint( ) and PointToMGRS$ ( ); Poliline Split at a point; WFS Refresh Table statement - Programmatically refresh a WFS table; Enhanced: Cartographic Legend statement - create or set small or large swatch sizes; Export to CSV format; LegendInfo( ) function now returns legend size (Small and Large); Register Table statement now has type WFS; Shade statement supports dot density of square/circle with any point size; TableInfo( ) function includes type WFS

MapInfo Pro 6.5 added:

MapInfo Pro 7.0 added:

MapInfo Pro 7.5 added:

Platform Support Windows 2000 logo certification Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0 tested: works the same as previous logocertified versions

Platform Support Windows XP logo (XP Professional and XP Home support) Windows 2000 logo certification, Windows NT+SP6 and Windows 98SE – tested – works the same as previous logo Certified versions

Platform Support Certification for Windows XP Professional, XP Home. Compatible with Windows 2000, Windows NT+SP6, Windows 98SE

Remote Database Support Support for SpatialWare 4.5 on all platforms (Informix, DB2, SQL Server, Oracle 8). Support for Oracle Spatial 8.1.5, 8.1.6, and 8.1.7 Improved performance Raster/Grid Enhancements Raster and Grid Translucency (great for Telcos to display RF propagation data) Raster display override Direct read of DEM, DTED, and GTOPO30 grid formats

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3D Prism Maps Great for bivariate thematic mapping: display two different variables at once

Remote Database Support X,Y (point Data) – MS Access, SQL Server, Oracle and Informix Spatial (Map Objects) – Oracle, Informix, SQL Server. Significant performance improvement on SQL Server 2000

New File Types added: Direct read of Shape files, Import support for OSGB GML. Built in support for the following raster formats: MrSid, ECW, JPEG2000, ADRG, CADRG, CIB, ASRP and NITF

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Object Processing Clean (remove self-intersections, gaps, and overlaps) Snap/Thin/Generalize (remove extra nodes to simplify geometry) Disaggregate (separate composite objects into separate components) Performance improvements (operations like erase reduced from hours to minutes) New Object Types Oracle Spatial and Open GIS Consortium compliance Multi-point Collection (combination of points polylines and polygons) TIN-base Interpolator Invert Selection User interface and usability enhancements View entire layer defaults to ‘All layers’ Raster and grid zoom layering preferences. Most Recently Used list expanded from 4 to 10 items Tools Enhanced HTML Image Map Tool Enhanced Scale Bar New Coordinate Extractor Tool New Grid Tool

Object Processing Split by line polyline, Voronoi polygons, Data Aggregation for buffer, erase and erase outside support for: Points, multipoints and collections. Data Editing Rotate Objects, Move objects using arrow keys, undo nodes during polyline and polygon creation Publishing Save window as to user defined resolution, updated Crystal Reports 8.5, MapInfo Discovery Publisher, MapX mobile support Improved User Experience Create new table based on open table, Combine objects using column save results in new table, better import of Excel Files, auto detection of Shape file projections during translation, persist categories for individual value themes, Austrian projection, Double stereographic projection, file open dialog changes, Better control over installation and maintenance Support for common application data files and Smart Updates

Remote Database Support X,Y (point Data) : MS Access, SQL Server, Oracle, Informix; Spatial (Map Objects) : Oracle 8i and 9i, Informix, SQL Server 2000 with SPW; Automatic reading of Oracle MetaData for Make Table Raster and Vector: Enhanced quick geo-referencing of raster images; interactive Vector file geo-referencing; MS Excel - view any number of rows. OGC: WMS Client; Enhanced OSGB GML v2 fie import with object style specification. Map Display: 100 new fill patterns. Custom symbols support high color and size. Improved auto scroll and smooth panning, hi-res 3D window; Continues visible snap area, snap to centroids, optional cross hair mode, KKJ and JGD 2000 projection support. UI Enhancements: 15 new menu shortcuts, keyboard support for panning and zooming, New options for Create Points. Data Editing: Move and offset support by fixed distance, new rotate selection: option to set an anchor point and degrees for rotation. New table buffer and voronoi into new table. New trim/extend utility, new undo supports large undo operations.

Data Publishing and Output Set Map Scale - Set Map Scale of a Map Window frame sets the scale of a map within the window; Scale Patterns – New scale patterns scales fill patterns on hi resolution printers Workspace Packager - Utility to package workspaces with all related tab files into one directory

MapBasic New and enhanced MapBasic statements to support the new MapInfo Professional features. MapBasic v7.5 now includes new sample code for HTML Image map, Mapping Wizard and other utilities that demonstrate product programmability.

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